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by peterashford 1244 days ago
Obviously, your intuition differs, but my view (as a New Zealander) is that Trump absolutely broke the terms of use of the platforms he was on and deserved being banned. Free speech means that you can't be imprisoned for your political views, not that everyone owes you a platform.
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blockwriter 1244 days ago
It does mean more than not being imprisoned. For example, if the government came to Facebook and told them to remove all posts by a certain politician, violations of the platform’s rules notwithstanding, I believe that would also be a violation of America’s first amendment.
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eyelidlessness 1244 days ago
But that didn’t happen.
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blockwriter 1242 days ago
Yes, just an example.
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refurb 1244 days ago
But what specific terms did he break?

https://www.oversightboard.com/news/226612455899839-oversigh...

They said his comment "We have to have peace. So go home. We love you. You're very special." and "from great patriots who have been badly, unfairly treated for so long. Go home with love in peace. Remember this day forever!"

As "praising or supporting people committing violence".

He literally said "we have to have peace" and "go home" and that, to you, is "deserving being banned"?

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